Tasya Van Ree is a photographer who is known for dating actress Amber Heard. With heart and soul laid bare and often decorated in inky poetry, Van Ree’s high contrast portraits manage to appear both fashionably staged and caught in-the-moment, documenting her very personal relationships with her subjects. Stir in a bit of the occasional circus-like atmosphere of Los Angeles celebrity and the photos are sexy and striking.
Tasya Van Ree herself, willowy and exotic, was born and raised in Hawaii, and with her long dark hair and trademark black hat (she won’t reveal the origins of her style), knows the power of her own image in self-portraits. But it is actress Amber Heard (Zombieland, Pineapple Express) who is most frequently the subject of her photographs. Like Marilyn Monroe to Milton Greene, their relationship is undeniably one of sensual reciprocity between artist and muse. As a result, some of her strongest work comes from shooting the intimacy and openness in the face of Heard, who clearly loves the role and is expert in her comfort in front of the camera, knowing how to strike an iconic Hollywood blonde pose with the tilt of her head, the angle of a cigarette.
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